אֲפֻדָּה
e.phud.dah
ephod
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "e.phud.dah" (H0642) refers to a specific type of garment or clothing. It appears three times in the Hebrew Bible and falls within the semantic domain of Clothing & Textile. The primary definition of "e.phud.dah" translates to "ephod," which likely refers to a vest or breastplate, possibly decorated with various materials. This piece of clothing is significant in the Hebrew Bible, where it is associated with Israel's high priests and leaders. In its limited occurrences, "e.phud.dah" holds importance in descriptions of the high priest's attire, suggesting a prominent or symbolic role in ancient Israelite life.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
You shall defile the overlaying of your engraved images of silver, and the plating of your molten images of gold. You shall cast them away as an unclean thing. You shall tell it, “Go away!”
Exodus 28:8The skillfully woven band, which is on it, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:5The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work: of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, as Yahweh commanded Moses.